Friedrich Bernhard
Friedrich Bernhard (October 5, 1888 – December 29, 1945) was a German Lieutenant-General of the Cavalry, serving during World War II as a Panzer commander; he was a recipient of the German Cross in Gold on 17 March 1944.[1] He held command of Special Corps 532 in the 9th Army. Captured by the Red Army, he was sentenced to death by a Soviet military tribunal at Bryansk on December 29, 1945 for atrocities committed in the Bryansk area, and executed.[2]
Friedrich Bernhard | |
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| Born | October 5, 1888 |
| Died | December 29, 1945 (aged 57) |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | 9th Army |
| Battles/wars | Seocond World War |
| Awards | German Cross |
Notes
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 39.
- Parrish 1996, p. 128.
References
- Parrish, Michael (1996). The Lesser Terror: Soviet State Security, 1939–1953. Praeger Press. ISBN 978-0-275-95113-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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